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Newspaper
Pickens Sentinel
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1918
Page
5
Voters in Pickens and Reunion school districts may meet at their polling places on Saturday May 18 to elect two trustees for each district following a tie in the first election. Rules from the first election apply. By order of the County Board of Education I. W. Clayton, Supt.
Petition by freeholders and electors requests a 3 mill levy election in Pleasant Hill School District No. 24. County Board orders trustees to hold the election May 24, 191%, at the schoolhouse per section 1742 of the school law. Secretary and Chairman I V Clayton signs the order.
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The County Executive Committee from each voting precinct is to meet at Pickens Court House on Saturday May 25 at 10 o clock to organize and appoint enrollment committees for each club. Voter enrollment must begin on or before June 1, 1918. May 20, 1918. N A Curistrorium, County Chairman.
Miss Coloney’s daughters Hallie and Pearl Jones return from Saluda Ifill North Carolina for vacation while Mae Jones teaching at Roanoke is due home Friday. Miss Jane Hendrix returns from Greenville after visiting relatives. W E Edens Jr visits Liberty area with his parents. Supt Vickery speaks on Red Cross work and a fundraiser set this week. Guy Keith, recently transferred to Camp Wadsworth Spartanburg, spends weekend with his parents, first home in over a year.
The Sentinel announces ongoing publication of letters from Pickens county soldiers. Readers are invited to submit additional correspondence to share with the public.
Julius Weldon Jones of the 6th Eng. Train and 6th U S Engineers issues a blunt exhortation to men at home to enlist, condemning yellow stigma and urging recruitment and service in France. He argues food and morale differ little between America and the front and stresses national duty and American identity.
Reverend John T. Mann, the blind preacher known in this county, will preach three times on the fourth Sunday in May. At Concord at 11 a.m. At Six Mile at 3 p.m. At Mountain View at 7:30 p.m. Everyone invited. plans include singing at each service.
Grace M. E. Church posts new-time services with Sunday School at 10 15 a m preaching at 11 15 a m and a Wednesday prayer meeting in the afternoon. Topas serves as pastor.
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